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It’s really creepy too if you don’t know the share url can leak your account name (if you were trying to keep that private)

type0 4y ago
It is but try to explain this to a regular user and they will call you a tinfoil hat nerd
- thih9 4y ago
  I don’t think this is that big of a problem today, after so many privacy leaks people are a bit more aware, at least in my experience. Also tiktok actually shows a popup that the link contains information about your account.
  - jjeaff 4y ago
    Ya, most people get that there is no privacy. Where I think you get more of the "tinfoil hat" accusations is that a lot of people don't care or don't recognize the far reaching implications of lack of privacy.
- grishka 4y ago
  In my experience most people do understand the basic structure of a URL even if they don't know the proper names for the parts. It doesn't take being a software developer to empirically figure out which parameters are responsible for tracking and delete them before sharing — especially if you see your own username in one of them.
  - saaaaaam 4y ago
    Do “regular folk” really do this though? It is a serious, non provocative question. I strip all cruft off URLs but consider myself privacy aware and technically adept. I don’t think my non-technical friends have any idea about this.
  - madeofpalk 4y ago
    Take a look at the URL you get when you try and share a tiktok video, and tell me which part to delete to remove the tracking
    - ev1 4y ago
      You have to visit it yourself to resolve it to a long link, then you'll get a long URL that has /@username-of-uploader/videos/[video id]?[huge amount of tracking variables]. For now, you're ok with dropping everything after the ? after you resolve out the vm.tiktok.com link shortener.
udp 4y ago
Not that it makes it any less shitty but you can disable that behaviour in the settings
- tartoran 4y ago
  Until that setting dissapears when things get suffled up after an update or something like that.
- dawnerd 4y ago
  I actually had no idea that was an option.
root_axis 4y ago
Just to add some clarity, it's not that it "can leak" your account name, it deliberately pops up your account name and profile photo above the video to anyone that clicks the link.

type0 4y ago

It is but try to explain this to a regular user and they will call you a tinfoil hat nerd

thih9 4y ago
I don’t think this is that big of a problem today, after so many privacy leaks people are a bit more aware, at least in my experience. Also tiktok actually shows a popup that the link contains information about your account.
- jjeaff 4y ago
  Ya, most people get that there is no privacy. Where I think you get more of the "tinfoil hat" accusations is that a lot of people don't care or don't recognize the far reaching implications of lack of privacy.
grishka 4y ago
In my experience most people do understand the basic structure of a URL even if they don't know the proper names for the parts. It doesn't take being a software developer to empirically figure out which parameters are responsible for tracking and delete them before sharing — especially if you see your own username in one of them.
- saaaaaam 4y ago
  Do “regular folk” really do this though? It is a serious, non provocative question. I strip all cruft off URLs but consider myself privacy aware and technically adept. I don’t think my non-technical friends have any idea about this.
- madeofpalk 4y ago
  Take a look at the URL you get when you try and share a tiktok video, and tell me which part to delete to remove the tracking
  - ev1 4y ago
    You have to visit it yourself to resolve it to a long link, then you'll get a long URL that has /@username-of-uploader/videos/[video id]?[huge amount of tracking variables]. For now, you're ok with dropping everything after the ? after you resolve out the vm.tiktok.com link shortener.

udp 4y ago

Not that it makes it any less shitty but you can disable that behaviour in the settings

tartoran 4y ago
Until that setting dissapears when things get suffled up after an update or something like that.
dawnerd 4y ago
I actually had no idea that was an option.

root_axis 4y ago

Just to add some clarity, it's not that it "can leak" your account name, it deliberately pops up your account name and profile photo above the video to anyone that clicks the link.